My husband took me to "look at machines so we know the price and can work towards getting one for you next year" . I had to pick three favorites and list what I specially liked about each one. I knew money was tight for that Christmas so was not expecting anything. Got the big sewing machine box under the tree but definitely not one of the ones I had chosen. Sort of hurt but I diligently read the entire box to show my excitement(?) then opened it to find the exact machine I had lusted after,one of the three. What an anticlimactic moment. That was surely the biggest surprise. By the way, he had to take the box back to the dealer and pick up the right box after Christmas. What a man and what a dealer!,,,